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The United States Army on parade in New York City.

A photograph of Michinomiya Hirohito (1901-1989), Prince of Japan from 1921 to 1926, and Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989 after his father Yoshihito's death. He was the figurehead of the government as Japan entered World War II alongside Germany…

King Leopold III (1901-1983) of Belgium, who rose to the throne in 1934. He was captured by German forces during the war and was freed in 1950, and he was forced to abdicate to his son Baudouin.

A photograph of King Gustav V of Sweden (1858-1950). His motto was: “With the people, for the Fatherland.” He was a Nazi sympathizer, though he did disapprove of Hitler's treatment of the Jews.

Joseph Goebbels (1897-1945) was a Nazi politician and Reich Minister of Propaganda of Nazi Germany, directly appointed by Hitler, from 1933 to 1945. He was one of Hitler’s most devoted underlings. Pictured addressing a crowd in Berlin.

John Nance Garner (1868-1967), a Democratic representative from Texas (a member of the 71st-73rd Congresses) and the 32nd Vice President of the United States under Franklin Roosevelt.

Generally known as Philippe Pétain (1856-1951), the French Marshal and Prime Minister/Chief of the French State from 1940-1944 is pictured here with US General John J.
Pershing (1860-1948), leaving Pétain’s inauguration ceremony.

Heinrich Himmler (1900-1945) was one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany, and among those most directly responsible for the Holocaust. Pictured with Goering at a food investigation at a German women’s workshop.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) was the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. He was the fifth cousin of former President Theodore Roosevelt, as well as the former Senator and Governor of New York. Roosevelt entered…

Facsimile of a 1942 photograph of barracks and other buildings at Camp Upton. The grounds of the camp are covered in snow. (B&W)